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Education Committee 20 May 2025

Agenda for the meeting to be held on 20 May at 9.30, by Teams

1. Welcome and Apologies for absence   
2. Declarations of Interest  
3. Education Committee minutes
a) Minutes of meeting held on 27 February 2025
Paper attached
4. Matters arising  
5. Education Department Update Oral Report
6.  Implementing the new RCVS Strategy’ – developing Education department operating plan Presentation and discussion
Paper Attached
7. Primary Qualifications Subcommittee (PQSC)
a) Minutes of the PQSC meetings held on meeting held on 16 April 2025
b) Melbourne Veterinary School curriculum change proposal
c) Charles Sturt University School of Agriculture, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences accreditation visit report
d) Abattoir accreditation standard proposal
e) IAWG rubric update
Papers attached
8.  Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) accreditation standards Paper attached
9. Vet Track – EAEVE Accreditation
a proposal for overseas vets that will have been recruited prior/close to removal of EAEVE accreditation, - Tania Haskins for Tim Parkin
Paper attached
10. New Appeals Rules Paper attached
11. VetGDP and CPD
a) Compliance sub-committee minutes from the 1 April 2025
b) CPD Compliance
c) Engagement group minutes from the 22 April 2025
d) CPD buddies
Papers attached
12. Veterinary Clinical Career Pathways (VCCP)
a) Minutes from VCCP working group meeting
b) Learning Outcomes Work Stream 1
Papers attached
13. New immigration rules: implications for residency training Oral report
14. Advanced Practitioner
a) Criteria for AP status
b) Qualification subcommittee
Papers attached
15. CertAVP
a) Minutes from the meeting 4 March 2024
b) Synoptic QA reports September
Papers attached
16. Post nominal discussion Oral report
17. Statutory Membership Examination (SME)
a) SME update
Oral report
18. Specialists
Specialist List of Specialists
Paper attached
19. Fellowship
Fellowship Applicant Resubmission Progress
Paper attached
20. Apprenticeships update Paper attached
21. Risk register (EC and SME)
Items to add to the Risk Register
Paper attached
22. AOB  
23 Date of next meeting 9 September in-person 10am start